Crashworthiness study of a monopile OWT with metamaterial-based fenders under vessel collisions. Ming Song a, Jiyuan Chen a, Wenzhe Zhang b c, Javier Calderon-Sanchez c ,Zhiyu Jiang c a) School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China b) CEHINAV, DACSON, ETSI Navales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain c) Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway Highlights • First application of metamaterials for a OWT fender against vessel impacts. • The fender mitigates damage to both OWT and vessel, enhancing post-impact safety. • Vessel–OWT collision features are distinguished from traditional structure impacts. • Wind loads and directional effects are considered in collision response analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.121559

Crashworthiness study of a monopile OWT with metamaterial-based fenders under vessel collisions
Ming Song, Jiyuan Chen, Wenzhe Zhang , Javier Calderon-Sanchez ,Zhiyu Jiang
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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